Today’s Headlines
Transit Know-Nothing John Mica Could Become the Next U.S. Transpo Secretary (Florida Politics) Trump’s Transpo Transition Pick Is All About Building Roads (Curbed) Transportation Issues to Track During the Lame Duck Session (The Hill) Sound Transit Vows to Move Quickly on the $54B Package Voters Approved (Puget Sound Biz Journal) What $2.8B Could Do for Atlanta Transit (Next City) California High-Speed Rail … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:56 AM EST on November 14, 2016
- Transit Know-Nothing John Mica Could Become the Next U.S. Transpo Secretary (Florida Politics)
- Trump’s Transpo Transition Pick Is All About Building Roads (Curbed)
- Transportation Issues to Track During the Lame Duck Session (The Hill)
- Sound Transit Vows to Move Quickly on the $54B Package Voters Approved (Puget Sound Biz Journal)
- What $2.8B Could Do for Atlanta Transit (Next City)
- California High-Speed Rail Seeks Exemptions From Buy America (LA Times)
- What’s Next for Raleigh After Transit Ballot Win? (News & Observer)
- What Does Trump Mean for the Future of the DC Metro? (WaPo)
- Bike-share Takes on Larger Role in DC as Metro Struggles (WaPo)
- Minneapolis Leads in Decreasing Bicyclist Injury Rates (Star-Trib)
- Baltimore Explores Transit Options Post-Red Line (Baltimore Sun)
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